"Adam" - The Torso in the Thames

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There was nothing out of the ordinary about September 21st, 2001. The world was, of course, still in shock after the 9/11 terror attacks on the World Trade Center. Aidan Minter, a business man in the video games industry, was no exception. London, the city he called home, was on high alert. Everybody felt an underlying sense of unease. But life had to go on, and for Aidan, that meant going into the office.

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The Disappearances of Paul and Sarah Skiba and Lorenzo Chivers

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When Rich Lesmeister and his wife, Carol, saw the blood smeared across the side of one of the moving trucks at the Tuff Movers yard, they knew that something was horribly wrong. Then they saw the bullet holes on the side of another truck. It was clear that they were standing in the middle of a crime scene. But when the police arrived, they were adamant, despite the blood and bullet holes, that no crime had taken place.

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The Murders of Arlis Perry, Leslie Perlov and Janet Taylor

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There were few places in Arlis Perry’s new home of Stanford, California, where she really felt at home. However, the Stanford Memorial Church (or MemChu as it is affectionately referred to by university students and faculty), located in the Stanford University’s Main Quad, was the exception.

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Killing for Kicks: Benjamin and Erika Sifrit

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As a motive for murder, thrill, in my opinion, is probably the most frightening. As sick and twisted as it is to kill a person for sexual gratification, as lust killers do, at least we can understand their motivations (if “understand” is the right word). There are those who kill for monetary gain, and those who kill out of jealousy and/or rage. While these murders are horrifying, they do not leave us mystified as to the killer’s reasoning behind their terrible deed. Killing for the thrill of it is a different story.

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